| 单词 | nocturnal |
| 释义 | nocturnal (once / 1920 pages) adj If something is nocturnal, it belongs to or is active at night. That includes vampires, owls that like to hunt by moonlight, and that roommate who stays up playing video games until the wee hours of the morning. The adjective nocturnal comes from the Late Latin nocturnalis, which means “belonging to the night." You've probably heard of nocturnal animals, like bats and fireflies, who sleep during the day and come out to play when the sun goes down. The opposite of nocturnal is diurnal, meaning active during the daytime — but you probably won't be using that word much unless you're a zoologist. WORD FAMILYnocturnal: nocturnally USAGE EXAMPLESAlso there: “Rogue One 3D,” “Collateral Beauty,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Arrival” and “Moonlight.” Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Michael Shannon in “Nocturnal Animals” is a noir-ish detective investigating a violent incident in a story within the story. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Being nocturnal isn’t a requirement for physics writing, but it helps. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj belonging to or active during the night nocturnal animals are active at night nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day Ant diurnal of or belonging to or active during the day 2adj of or relating to or occurring in the night nocturnal darkness |
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